Russ and I have been having another conversation about The Cardigans, via posts (mine, his) and comments in each other's blogs. In my latest comment to him, I asked if he'd heard Nina Persson's cover of "The Bluest Eyes In Texas" and his response was that he wasn't aware it was a cover and could I share the original with him?
Oh, yes I can.
In fact I will share it with all of you because of how very awesome it is. Restless Heart was one of the country bands whose music seeped into my bloodstream by nature of growing up in Texas in the '80s. They're totally slick and inoffensive which can often be boring or artless, but a few of their big hits were really great songs.
Here's the original version of "The Bluest Eyes In Texas" by Restless Heart. This video is chock full of amazing men's fashion (watch for yellow short shorts, extremely tight jeans and general bedazzlement), blow-dried mullets and bad acting.
Here's the cover by Nina Persson and Nathan Larson which was originally released on the Boys Don't Cry soundtrack and later on the A Camp album.